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For example:
The floor plan and room numbers __ updated
I want to say are because of room numbers. However floor plan is singular.
The room numbers and floor plan is updated and The floor pland and room numbers is updated does not sound correct.
What is the rule?
In my example there is technically one floor plan which has many room numbers, if it matters.
Since the verb is referring to multiple objects (the floor plan and the room numbers), you should use its plural form (I agree with AmandaWitt that "have been" is better):
The floor plan and room numbers have been updated.
If you were referring to the floor plan alone the singular would be correct:
The floor plan has been updated.
If you were referring to the room numbers only, the plural form would be correct since multiple room numbers have been updated:
The room numbers have been updated.
"The room numbers and floor plan have both been updated."
will besolve that? – gSaenz Jan 29 '13 at 21:49